Top 139 universities in Tennessee | United States: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	City
1	Vanderbilt University	11%	Nashville
2	The University of Tennessee - Knoxville	77%	Knoxville
3	The University of Tennessee - Martin	62%	Martin
4	University of Memphis	85%	Memphis
5	Middle Tennessee State University	59%	Murfreesboro
6	East Tennessee State University	85%	Johnson City
7	The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga	83%	Chattanooga
8	Tennessee Technological University	64%	Cookeville
9	The University of Tennessee Health Science Center	75%	Memphis
10	The University of the South	47%	Sewanee

11	Belmont University	81%	Nashville
12	Tennessee State University	65%	Nashville
13	Christian Brothers University	53%	Memphis
14	Rhodes College	51%	Memphis
15	Austin Peay State University	90%	Clarksville
16	Carson-Newman University	67%	Jefferson City
17	Lipscomb University	60%	Nashville
18	Southern Adventist University	65%	Collegedale
19	Fisk University	45%	Nashville
20	Union University	60%	Jackson
21	Meharry Medical College	5%	Nashville
22	Lee University	85%	Cleveland
23	King University	51%	Bristol
24	Lincoln Memorial University	65%	Harrogate
25	Roane State Community College		Harriman
26	Johnson University	98%	Knoxville
27	Lincoln College of Technology - Nashville		Nashville
28	Trevecca Nazarene University	70%	Nashville
29	Pellissippi State Community College		Knoxville
30	Chattanooga State Community College		Chattanooga
31	Freed-Hardeman University	95%	Henderson
32	Maryville College	49%	Maryville
33	Milligan College	58%	Milligan College
34	Tennessee Board of Regents		Nashville
35	Bryan College - Dayton	54%	Dayton
36	Cumberland University	54%	Lebanon
37	Volunteer State Community College		Gallatin
38	Bethel University - Tennessee	94%	McKenzie
39	Nashville State Community College		Nashville
40	Tusculum University	89%	Greeneville
41	Memphis College of Art	54%	Memphis
42	Southern College of Optometry	15%	Memphis
43	Walters State Community College		Morristown
44	Le Moyne-Owen College	100%	Memphis
45	Huntington University of Health Sciences		Knoxville
46	Jackson State Community College		Jackson
47	Columbia State Community College		Columbia
48	South College		Knoxville
49	Concorde Career College - Memphis	86%	Memphis
50	Dyersburg State Community College		Dyersburg

51	Watkins College of Art Design & Film	42%	Nashville
52	Lane College	48%	Jackson
53	Vatterott College - Dividend		Memphis
54	Northeast State Community College		Blountville
55	Richmont Graduate University		Chattanooga
56	Motlow State Community College		Tullahoma
57	Pentecostal Theological Seminary		Cleveland
58	Martin Methodist College	99%	Pulaski
59	Cleveland State Community College		Cleveland
60	Welch College	85%	Gallatin
61	Nossi College of Art	48%	Nashville
62	Visible Music College	100%	Memphis
63	National College - Nashville		Nashville
64	Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences	54%	Memphis
65	Williamson Christian College		Franklin
66	Memphis Theological Seminary		Memphis
67	Aquinas College, Tennessee		Nashville
68	Tennessee Wesleyan University	60%	Athens
69	American Baptist College		Nashville
70	North Central Institute		Clarksville
71	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Knoxville		Knoxville
72	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Shelbyville		Shelbyville
73	John A Gupton College	62%	Nashville
74	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crossville		Crossville
75	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hohenwald		Hohenwald
76	Hiwassee College	64%	Madisonville
77	Paul Mitchell the School - Knoxville		Knoxville
78	Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville		Nashville
79	William Moore College of Technology		Memphis
80	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Elizabethton		Elizabethton
81	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Memphis		Memphis
82	Fountainhead College of Technology		Knoxville
83	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McKenzie		McKenzie
84	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - McMinnville		McMinnville
85	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Morristown		Morristown
86	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Newbern		Newbern
87	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Pulaski		Pulaski
88	Southwest Tennessee Community College	100%	Memphis
89	Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc		Nashville
90	Omega Graduate School		Dayton
91	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Dickson		Dickson
92	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jackson		Jackson
93	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Murfreesboro		Murfreesboro
94	Meridian Institute of Surgical Assisting		Nashville
95	Mind Body Institute		Nashville
96	Daymar College - Clarksville		Clarksville
97	Genesis Career College - Cookeville		Cookeville
98	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Covington		Covington
99	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Crump		Crump
100	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Harriman		Harriman

101	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Jacksboro		Jacksboro
102	Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Oneida - Huntsville		Huntsville
103	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Ripley		Ripley
104	Mid-South Christian College	100%	Memphis
105	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Athens		Athens
106	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Paris		Paris
107	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Hartsville		Hartsville
108	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Livingston		Livingston
109	Tennessee College of Applied Technology - Whiteville		Whiteville
110	Paul Mitchell the School - Murfreesboro		Murfreesboro
111	Massage Institute of Memphis		Memphis
112	Chattanooga College Medical Dental and Technical Careers		Chattanooga
113	Tennessee School of Beauty of Knoxville Inc		Knoxville
114	Nashville Film Institute		Nashville
115	Queen City College		Clarksville
116	The Salon Professional Academy - Nashville		Nashville
117	Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology - Shelby Drive		Memphis
118	Franklin Academy		Cleveland
119	Franklin Hair Academy School of Cosmetology		Franklin
120	Gould's Academy		Memphis
121	Allied Health Careers Institute		Murfreesboro
122	Arnolds Beauty School		Milan
123	Career Beauty College		Lawrenceburg
124	Elite College of Cosmetology		Lexington
125	Fayetteville College of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences		Fayetteville
126	Image Maker Beauty Institute		Hendersonville
127	Mr Wayne's School of Unisex Hair Design		Cookeville
128	Nashville College of Medical Careers		Nashville
129	Sandra Academy of Salon Services, Inc		New Tazewell
130	Austin's Beauty College Inc		Clarksville
131	Love Beauty School Inc		Manchester
132	Master's Barber & Styling College		Nashville
133	EduMed Partners		Goodlettsville
134	Memphis Institute of Barbering		Memphis
135	Paul Mitchell the School - Memphis		Bartlett
136	SAE Institute of Technology - Nashville		Nashville
137	Tennessee Career Institute		Columbia
138	Vibe Barber College		Memphis
139	Nashville Barber and Style Academy		Nashville

Closest to Tennessee states

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Kentucky	76	58
Alabama	71	101
Georgia	120	51
Indiana	82	13
Mississippi	49	148
South Carolina	78	92
Illinois	205	28
North Carolina	149	14
Arkansas	73	132
Ohio	242	39
West Virginia	66	108
Missouri	143	45
Virginia	122	37
Louisiana	91	93
District of Columbia	19	72
Maryland	72	25
Iowa	71	46
Pennsylvania	291	11
Michigan	131	17
Florida	263	27
Delaware	13	79
Wisconsin	85	19
Oklahoma	95	98
Kansas	66	87
New Jersey	110	10
New York	393	5
Minnesota	94	18
Connecticut	59	9
Nebraska	42	49
Rhode Island	17	78
Massachusetts	144	1
Texas	279	16
Vermont	25	121
South Dakota	26	302
New Hampshire	37	69
Colorado	80	42
North Dakota	25	191
Maine	34	135
New Mexico	37	86
Wyoming	10	158
Utah	52	53
Montana	29	159
Arizona	79	35
Idaho	27	145
Nevada	23	125
Puerto Rico	108	273
Virgin Islands	1	1045
California	562	3
Oregon	66	74
Washington	87	6
Alaska	10	150
Hawaii	21	57
American Samoa	1	2810
Federated States of Micronesia	1	2337
Northern Marianas	1	2701
Guam	3	775